Tochigi City 1, Shonan Bellmare 2

HIRATSUKA, Japan (Interstat) — Shonan Bellmare erased a one-goal deficit and defeated Tochigi City 2-1 at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka on Sunday, using second-half goals from Taiyo Nishino and Sere Matsumura to overturn Tochigi City’s early lead. Tochigi City struck first in the 33rd minute when Atsushi Yoshida scored. Tetsuya Chinen recorded an assist for Tochigi City. The visitors held that advantage into halftime, but Shonan Bellmare answered in the 54th minute through Nishino. Shohei Takeda and Soichiro Kozuki each recorded an assist for Shonan Bellmare. Matsumura then delivered the decisive goal in the 76th minute, completing the home side’s… Read more...